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Narrow Margin (1990) -- A woman secretly witnesses the murder of her blind date for the evening by a top Mafia boss. She immediately goes into hiding without informing the authorities...
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Overview

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Director:
Peter Hyams
Writers (WGA):
Martin Goldsmith (earlier story) &
Jack Leonard (earlier story) ...
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Release Date:
21 September 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Thriller more
Tagline:
Sometimes the difference between life and death can be a Narrow Margin more
Plot:
A woman secretly witnesses the murder of her blind date for the evening by a top Mafia boss. She immediately... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Excellent thinking man's action movie. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Gene Hackman ... Robert Caulfield

Anne Archer ... Carol Hunnicut
James Sikking ... Nelson (as James B. Sikking)

J.T. Walsh ... Michael Tarlow

M. Emmet Walsh ... Sergeant Dominick Benti
Susan Hogan ... Kathryn Weller
Nigel Bennett ... Jack Wootton
J.A. Preston ... Martin Larner
B.A. 'Smitty' Smith ... Keller
Codie Lucas Wilbee ... Nicholas
Barbara Russell ... Nicholas' Mother (as Barbara E. Russell)
Antony Holland ... Elderly Man
Doreen Ramos ... Elderly Woman
Kevin McNulty ... James Dahlbeck
Andrew Rhodes ... Sgt. Nigro
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Additional Details

Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
Filming Locations:
British Columbia, Canada

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Trivia:
As with Elliott Gould's character in Capricorn One (1978), Gene Hackman's Robert Caulfield is named after Peter Hyams' old boss from his days as working as a TV reporter. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The lamp shot out by the bullet is soon repaired. more
Quotes:
Nicholas: This guy's lying - he's a train robber!
Caulfield: What would I want with a train?
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Movie Connections:
Edited into Crash Point Zero (2000) more

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9 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Excellent thinking man's action movie., 18 July 2002
9/10
Author: niecel5 from usa

Very suspenseful movie for someone who has moved beyond Steven Segal and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Requires a certain number of neurons to be firing at the same time to really enjoy it. Gene Hackman's performance has been under appreciated. It exceeds his portrayal of Popeye Doyle in The French Connection and its sequel. This character is tough, but a lot more likable. The repartee between his character and the assassin is excellent, but as I said previously, does require some finesse.

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Good stunt effects using the real 'top' actors? Marlburian
toy train? kbsrailroad
30 min. longer, 30 times worse than original theclockticks
can i see som identification mamba_27
The Chevy Blazer chase footage - exactly same in 'Commando'? the_nightfly
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